Title: Philip Alston and Sarah Knuckey (eds), The Transformation of Human Rights Fact-Finding
Abstract: Few publications have dealt with human rights fact-finding in a comprehensive and holistic manner. The Transformation of Human Rights Fact-Finding addresses this lacuna and builds on scant scholarship to explore the expansion of human rights fact-finding in areas previously deemed almost exclusively as the domain of international criminal investigations and transitional justice. Philip Alston and Sarah Knuckey, the editors of this volume and experienced fact-finders, have elicited contributions by over 30 academic and professional experts. Consequently, the book succeeds in offering multiple and diverse perspectives on human rights fact-finding, ranging from critical theories, victimology and social sciences, to new technologies. The book is divided into seven parts. The introduction by the editors charts the blossoming of fact-finding bodies over the past two decades and concisely identifies comparative advantages held by such bodies in comparison to other means of accountability for human rights violations. Unlike previous studies, Alston and Knuckey successfully portray human rights fact-finding as a discrete field of study by offering a conceptual map that identifies how the book is articulated.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
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